Zynga To Shut All Real Money Gaming Operations In The UK
In April 2013, Zynga and Bwin.Party established a partnership they hoped would convert some of Zynga’s 32 million registered play-money users into a real money poker and casino playing audience. ZyngaPlusPoker and ZyngaPlusCasino was then born in the UK, which was subsequently viewed as a test ground before launching similar products in the regulated states […]
PPA Launches Petition Against Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA)
The US debate of whether to continue allowing legalized online poker in the country has heated up in recent weeks after Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) reintroduced the Sheldon Adelson inspired Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) to the House last month. The bill aims to return the Wire Act (1961) to its pre-2011 interpretation which […]
PokerStars Spin & Go’s Shown Beatable By Skilled Player
In 2014, PokerStars introduced its new Spin & Go tournaments and since then the format has proved a great success amongst recreational players, a group deemed vital to the healthy development of a poker ecology. However, these games caused an instant backlash from the site’s legion of regular grinders, many of whom opined at seeing […]
Twitch Sets Streaming Sights On Internet Gambling
Streaming technology allow individuals to view whatever they please via an internet connection, with one such service, Twitch, having long been the preferred choice for watching players dominate the opposition at their favorite computer games. Founded in 2011, Amazon then bought the video-game streaming service last August for $970 million, and now the company has […]
Inaugural American Poker Awards A Huge Success
Global Poker Index CEO Alex Dreyfus is on a mission to sportify poker, and part of his vision for the game’s future includes organizing the American Poker Awards, which he had previously described as “an investment for the future of poker, and the further legitimacy of the GPI.” On Friday night, the inaugural American Poker […]
Portuguese Regulated iGaming Bill Awaiting Final Approval
After months of being under legislative consideration, Portugal’s new online gaming bill is all set to be enacted by the country’s Office of the Inspection of Games, and could become law as early as the end of this month. Up until now the lengthy delay has proved frustrating to Portugal’s legion of poker players, but […]
Nevada Governor Predicts Pool Sharing With Delaware Within Six Weeks
Back in February 2014, an interstate online poker compact was signed between Nevada and Delaware allowing the two states to share their player liquidity. At the time, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval expressed optimism the compact could launch by the summer, but one year later and there are still no signs of his prediction becoming a […]
